David Jones

by Davy Jones

Overview

As fans of the Monkees know, Davy Jones had a career prior to being cast in the television series. This album was recorded a year before the Monkees, and it seems designed to introduce him to the teenagers of America (the album was not released outside of America). Up to the release of David Jones, Jones was known for his role as the Artful Dodger in Oliver). Here he attempts to sing pop hits. The music is bland, predictably arranged, and for the most part boring. Jones has a great voice, but it is not enough to salvage this album. Given that the album was released during the height of the British Invasion and the Beatles, one would think it would have been influenced by that popular movement. Not here; this album sounds as if it was released in the late '50s by any one of the then-popular crooners. The only indication that it was recorded in the mid-'60s is the album highlight, his cover of Dylan's "It Ain't Me Babe." Here the song becomes an odd combination of lounge/folk/pop and Broadway. Fans and collectors would want this in their collections, but others would find little if anything of interest. ~ Aaron Badgley

Product Details

Release Date:	09/05/2025
Label:	Friday Music Two
UPC:	0829421049036

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Davy Jones   Primary Artist
Hank Levine   Conductor
Charles Calello   Conductor

Technical Credits

Barbara Roberds   Composer
Jack Lewis   Producer,Original Recording Producer,Arranger
Cynthia Weil   Composer
Carole King   Composer
David Gates   Arranger,Producer,Original Recording Producer
Joe Reagoso   Liner Notes
Gerry Goffin   Composer
Hank Levine   Arranger,Composer,Producer,Original Recording Producer
Barry Mann   Composer
Charles Calello   Arranger,Original Recording Producer
Lipton   Composer
MacLeod   Composer
Mark Anthony   Composer
Sheppard   Composer
Hubert Gregg   Composer
Bob Dylan   Composer